Sri Lanka named an unchanged squad on Monday for its five-match one-day series against India starting later this week. Sri Lanka selectors met on Monday morning after Sri Lanka's 2-1 series victory against Pakistan but decided against making any changes. The series starts on Wednesday in Dambulla. Ace spinner Muttiah Muralitharan, meanwhile, is poised to complete a record bowling double during the series. The off-spinner is just three wickets short of surpassing former Pakistani paceman Wasim Akram's world record of 502 one-day scalps, having grabbed 500 in 324 matches so far. Muralitharan, already the world's leading bowler in Tests with 769 wickets in 125 matches, will become only the second player after Indian batsman Sachin Tendulkar to hold two major cricketing records. Tendulkar is the top run-getter in both Tests (12,429) and One-Day Internationals (16,422). Muralitharan will once again be the focus during the five-match series against India as Sri Lanka pins its hopes on him to avenge its 3-2 defeat against Mahendra Dhoni's men at home last August. The off-spinner appeared in good form in a recent series in Pakistan, taking six wickets in three matches which Sri Lanka 2-1. India will have to deal with a pair of quality spinners as Ajantha Mendis has formed a formidable combination with Muralitharan since making his one-day debut in the West Indies last year. India opener Gautam Gambhir, one of the few batsmen to keep Mendis at bay in the Test series, said the team was better prepared this time to counter the Sri Lankan. Sri Lankan captain Mahela Jayawardene was happy his team's faltering batting lineup came good in Pakistan where it posted 309-5 in the deciding match in Lahore on Saturday. India's batting will be boosted by the return of Virender Sehwag and Tendulkar, who both missed the last one-day series in Sri Lanka due to injuries. The tourists also hold an edge in pace bowling with Ishant Sharma and Zaheer Khan in impressive form. The duo were instrumental in India's recent home Test series wins against Australia and England. Squad: Mahela Jayawardene (captain), Kumar Sangakkara, Sanath Jayasuriya, Upul Tharanga, Chamara Kapugedera, Jehan Mubarak, Tillakaratne Dilshan, Thilina Kandamby, Muttiah Muralitharan, Ajantha Mendis, Farveez Maharoof, Dilhara Fernando, Nuwan Kulasekara, Thilina Thushara, Angelo Mathews. Afghanistan scores win Afghanistan recovered from its first day defeat to Uganda to beat Hong Kong by 13 runs on Sunday and get its World Cricket League Division Three campaign back on track in Buenos Aires. The win also kept its hopes of reaching April's 2011 World Cup qualifier alive. Hong Kong, which beat host Argentina on Saturday, was reduced to 90-8 at one stage as it chased a 202-run victory target but came close to an unlikely win with a ninth-wicket stand of 62 and 36 for the final wicket. Papua New Guinea made it two wins in two with a 21-run victory against Argentina. Uganda also has two wins.
